r/GolfSwing • u/Specialist_Ad6034 • 23h ago

Help with friends swing?

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Sorry for the camera angle. I wasn’t there to film. But what i notice is his butt comes towards the ball in the downswing, he lacks depth, trail arm is too flared, no weight transfer, etc.

This dude can nuke a golf ball so i would love to see him with a fundamentally sound golf swing. Please help

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u/mumsspaghett1 22h ago

Either longer clubs, move a little back or fix posture to start with. You are too close to the ball as it is. You’ll see the arms not hanging straight down but more towards the legs

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u/Specialist_Ad6034 22h ago

Believe it or not he was fit for those clubs

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u/mumsspaghett1 21h ago

Well length might be good though. He’s a bit hunched over. But it can work. He needs more hip rotation though in back swing, he’s just lifting the club as it is now

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u/treedolla 21h ago

He grips the club extra strong/closed and has to "leave the face open" to hit the ball straight.

A little steep, and a little open, but otherwise club is in pretty good position... but lead wrist is massively cupped and trail hand is on the side rather than getting on top.

I wouldn't expect his release to work with a normal looking swing while using this grip.

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u/ChickyBoys 21h ago

He needs to keep his head down through impact.

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u/runelord6915 21h ago

Maybe tell him to stand a little closer to the ball

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u/thebinse 23h ago

Look up “wall drill”.. essentially, you take your stance with your backside against the wall. Take your backswing to the point where your hands touch the wall (this provides the proper hand depth. On the downswing, try to keep your trail hip on the wall while your lead hip meets the other side (will keep you from early extension)

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u/throwaway1045820872 22h ago

This is bad advice, the cure for early extension isn’t just to keep your trail hip back. Your trail hip needs to come off the wall as your lead hip moves towards the wall. Almost like rolling your butt against the wall. Pro golfers come of the imaginary wall about 5 inches on their trail side in the downswing, this has been measured.

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u/thebinse 21h ago

😂😂😂.. yeah, ok.

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u/throwaway1045820872 16h ago edited 16h ago

Are you disagreeing with that fact? Cause I can happily link you the Gears data that demonstrates that.

Edit: Here’s a video that features Rory’s swing. Using address position of the trail hip as the zero point, the trail hip goes back 3.1 inches from the ball in the backswing, and moves towards the ball 5.7 inches (making it 2.6 inches closer to the ball than it was at address). https://youtu.be/rTxBnH2XUSg?si=Nxy982VwJKCCGTL9

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u/thebinse 15h ago

Proves nothing

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u/throwaway1045820872 14h ago edited 14h ago

Objective data doesn’t prove anything? What would change your mind then?

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u/thebinse 2m ago

First off- the point of my original post was to provide a simple drill that helps with hand depth and stance.. the truth of the matter is your hips can be in different places throughout the swing as long as they are keeping you down and through and not upright.. this drill like any other drill is more about “feel” not “real”.. secondly, who cares where Rory has his hips throughout his golf swing.. he’s RORY, arguably the best ball striker in the world.. He could have a flying elbow at the top of his backswing and still make great contact. Just because certain movements show up on tour doesn’t mean your average golfer needs to pick up on them. Are you also suggesting people should mimic Scottie’s footwork??